About the Golden-mantled Racket-tail
The golden-mantled racket-tail is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is endemic to Indonesia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest up to an altitude of about 3,000 metres (9,800 ft).
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Adult golden-mantled racket-tails are about 28 cm (11 in) long and weigh about 220 g (8 oz). The male is mainly green with a rose red spot surrounded by a grey blotch above the eye and an orange collar across the mantle. The underparts are pale green. The upper wing coverts are grey and the secondaries greenish-blue with yellowish inner margins. The central tail feathers are green near the base but elongated into "rackets", with bare shafts and black tips tinged with blue. The outer tail feathers are green with a black band near the tip.
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Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in November · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Yellow-breasted Racket-tailPrioniturus flavicansThe yellow-breasted racket-tail has an olive-green back, neck and chest.
Green Racket-tailPrioniturus luconensisThey are sexually dimorphic.
Mindoro Racket-tailPrioniturus mindorensisThe Mindoro racket-tail is a species of parrot in the Psittaculinae family.
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